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If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

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snoopy encourages you to buy a new book!

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fuck it, colorful home libraries

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Never speak to me or my 452 unread books again

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Apparently we set our reading goal way too low 😂 we did 15 last year with a goal of 10, didn’t want to over-do it with the goal and turns out we probably could have set it a fair bit higher

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saying “i want him” about the character but not in a romantic or sexual way . i just Require him i need to Obtain him

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big fan of urban fantasy and similar genres because theres nothing funnier to me than a setting where youve got people fighting with enchanted blades and bows and hopping around doing magic tricks but you can also just hit a demon with your car if you feel like it

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I was feeling left out so I made one!

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Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy is a delight! Fresh, innovative magic and the best sort of slow-burn romance

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Also picking up new books you’ve never heard of before because the premise sounds neat or the cover is pretty or it’s on a themed library display or you’re just trying to read your library’s entire catalogue of 90s cyberpunk is just fun. Sometimes it’s not your thing but you get to mull over new ideas or the diversity of people and opinions and thoughts in the world. Sometimes you discover your new favorite book of all time

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I'm here to clear up some confusion about YA books. When some people hear that label, they think "meant for children." Why is it, then, that some books classified as YA have tons of explicit content that doesn't seem "appropriate"? There are actually complex and messy industry reasons behind this, mainly to do with female, qu33r, and POC authors getting pushed into the category and then pigeonholed there. (Also, totally not a coincidence that such authors get funneled toward a lower-paying category.)

I go over the main 3 reasons in this video, but basically, everyone's lives would be better if a clear distinction existed between Teen Lit and New Adult Lit, but this did not work out and forced the YA category to house more than it's nominally supposed to. Pearl-clutching at individual authors (or worse, calling for book bans "in the name of the children") is not the way to resolve this. The industry itself needs to commit to recognizing the necessity of New Adult, or it'll always be forced to room with YA and scandalize people.

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encyclopedia of lepidoptera & the language of flowers, my two latest bookmark designs!

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Do you like found family? Queer romance? Enemies to lovers and an epic space opera setting with fantasy elements?

well I didn't write that. You are fucked out of luck.

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thank god for books. life is worth living when there are books

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Currently Reading: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

The newest Kingfisher book comes out with a bang! I read half of it last night and the other half today and there is some dark magic in this book. And her signature twist of horror flavours the last third of the book and it's so good! The magic and the way it's used and thought of is also interesting and I love all the older women in this book who are unique and real. So so good!

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half of me finishes a book within 6-12 consecutive hours and the other half of me takes roughly six months.

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Reading in the bath ✨

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